Aviation accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 282
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-29 | MIA04LA133 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 N902GD |
Vega Baja Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2004-09-12 | ATL04LA183 | Piper PA-18 N5546Z |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-05-09 | DCA04MA045 | Atr 72 N438AT |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2004-02-16 | NYC04FA223 | Aero Commander 112 N1261J |
Vieques Puerto Rico |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-09-04 | MIA03LA177 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 N630VC |
Cayey Puerto Rico |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-09-01 | MIA03LA176 | Cessna 172F N8578U |
Fajardo Puerto Rico |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-08-05 | MIA03IA157 incident |
Cessna 402C N371R |
Arecibo Puerto Rico |
no injuries | Final |
| 2003-03-13 | MIA03LA075 | Beech V35B N35SR |
Humacao Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-02-08 | MIA03LA055 | Aerospatiale ATR72-212 N448AM |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2002-12-06 | ATL03FA023 | Cessna 150L N11294 |
Arecibo Puerto Rico |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2002-10-23 | MIA03LA006 | Piper PA-28-140 N2838T |
Las Palmas Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-06-20 | MIA02LA119 | Cessna 208B +1 more N786DM |
Isla de Vieques Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-05-25 | ATL02FA107 | Bell 47G-4A N6SR |
Yauco Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2002-04-15 | MIA02FA084 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 N45BS |
Carolina Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2002-01-26 | MIA02LA051 | Cessna 172P N99295 |
Levittown Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-01-05 | ATL02FA031 | Cessna 441 N441AW |
Rio Grande Puerto Rico |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-12-29 | ATL02LA028 | Amateur-built 85 UNREG |
Lajas Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-11-23 | MIA02LA031 | Cessna 172M N61582 |
Barceloneta Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-07-14 | MIA01LA190 | Amateur-built MXL II Sport N4305C |
Arroyo Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-06-02 | ATL01LA086 | Cessna R172-K N1278V |
Culebras Island Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-05-13 | MIA01FA140 | Cessna 404 N404BA |
Pena Pobre Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-04-04 | MIA01IA110 incident |
Douglas DC3A N19BA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2001-02-08 | MIA01FA072 | Piper PA-30 N181MM |
Ponce Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-02-06 | MIA01LA073 | Cessna A150K N5915J |
Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-12-26 | MIA01LA049 | Robinson R-22 BETA N195HC |
Ciales Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-07-08 | MIA00FA208 | Cessna 402C N405MN |
Vieques Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2000-04-20 | MIA00LA140 | Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N7528S |
Vieques Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-01-03 | MIA00FA060 | Robinson R44 N233MP |
Cayey Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-12-23 | ATL00LA018 | Cessna 208B N1315A |
Adjuntas Puerto Rico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1999-10-24 | ATL00LA007 | Cessna 150F N8865G |
Arecibo Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-07-29 | MIA99TA206 | Hughes OH-6A N66377 |
Aguadilla Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-04-29 | MIA99LA147 | Robinson R22 BETA N2314T |
Lares Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-12-23 | MIA99LA053 | Cessna 402B N8203Q |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-12-05 | ATL99LA029 | Cessna 150B N5957T |
Adjuntas Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-11-29 | MIA99LA045 | Quicksilver MXL-2 N6153E |
Humacao Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-10-25 | MIA99FA012 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 N143DD |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-09-24 | ATL98LA129 | Convair 240 N91237 |
Loiza Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-07-09 | MIA98IA195 incident |
Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R N80057 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1998-04-27 | ATL98LA065 | Schweizer 269C N61193 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-07 | ATL97FA113 | Pilatus BN-2 ISLANDER +1 more N26JA |
Fajardo Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-06 | ATL97LA101 | Piper PA-34-200 N4515T |
Fajardo Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-30 | ATL97LA093 | Convair 240-53 N344MM |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-02 | MIA97FA176 | Cessna 172N N4752D |
Comerio Puerto Rico |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-22 | MIA97LA174 | Convair CV-240 N355T |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | MIA97LA159 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30 GNIUK |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-12-11 | MIA97LA036 | Beech 18G N353T |
Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-10-31 | ATL97LA012 | Douglas C-47 N37AP |
Dorado Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-29 | MIA96LA235 | Bell 47G-3B-1 N1397X |
Borinquen Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-03 | MIA96LA201 | Amateur-built SPECIAL II N113JM |
Toa Baja Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-09 | MIA96IA179 incident |
Amateur-built SD3-60-200 N384MQ |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries | Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
